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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Car Tyre Tips

Ten Top Car Tyre Tips
Car tyres are the only point of contact between a vehicle and the road. Keeping them in good condition is essential for safe driving and achieving the optimum performance of your car.

Here a ten car tyre tips:

1. Regularly check car tyre pressures. By spending an extra 5 minutes at the petrol station checking your car tyres are inflated to the manufacturer's recommended pressure, fuel economy can be improved by 10%.

A car tyre that is inflated below its recommended pressure will wear faster because of its higher operating temperature and the extra flexing of the rubber. This causes deterioration of the tyre casing and rapid wear of the tread shoulders.

Over inflation can also increase wear due to the decreased size of the contact area between the car tyre and the road. It accelerates the wear in the centre of the tread, an area important for protecting the tyre against impact damage.

2. Always carry a spare. It is not a legal requirement but you'll be thankful you have one when a tyre gets a puncture in a remote location. If using a compact spare tyre remember not to exceed 50 mph and replace it at the earliest opportunity.

3. Check the car tyres for any unusual bulges or lumps as these are often a sign of internal damage. Inspect the tread and sidewall rubber for any signs of cracking as this can cause a tyre blow-out.

4. Keep the tyre valves clean and always remember to replace the dust cap.

5. Avoid driving over of potholes in the road. The extra flexing of the rubber will hasten the tyres deterioration.

6. Remove any stones and other objects embedded in a car tyre's tread. If you find a nail do not remove it as the tyre will rapidly deflate. Instead take the tyre to a specialist who may be able to repair the puncture.

7. Keep the car in a garage if possible. Weather exposure causes crazing and cracking on the car tyres of vehicles kept outside.

8. Take care when using a pressure washer as it can cause damage to a tyre's sidewall. Only use at a safe distance.

9. Try to replace all four tyres at the same time. If this is not possible replace either the two front or the two back tyres together. It will prevent uneven wear which can affect the vehicle's handling.

10. Consult a car tyre specialist before replacing a tyre. They will advise on the right choice of tyre according to your car's make, your budget and your driving circumstances.

By James S Todman

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

iPad 3

iPad 3 Rumours: What You Need To Know

The iPad 2 is out, and the rumour factory's already moved on: it's predicting iPad 3 specifications including chips, cameras and retina displays - with a little bit of help from mysterious, unnamed people who can't possibly be identified.

How very convenient. So what's the word on the street about the next iPad?

Read on to find out. But first, our colleagues at T3.com have rounded up the latest rumours in the iPad 3 video below:

This is the biggest rumour of all: an iPad 3 mere months after the iPad 2. An unnamed Apple employee says that the iPad 2 was a bit of a rush job, and "the third generation iPad is the one to make a song and dance about."

Respected Apple watcher John Gruber added fuel to that particular fire by strongly hinting that the iPad 3 release date will be in September 2011.

Gruber, who was musing about the HP TouchPad's potential summer release said: "Summer feels like a long time away.

"If my theory is right, they're not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer, they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3."

If Gruber is right about this and the iPad 3 features in an Apple autumn line-up, then it looks like Apple is going to start offering a new iPad every six months.

Reuters reports that the new iPad 3 is due in the fourth quarter of the year.

The iPad 3 UK release date is a mystery

With Apple apparently unable to meet demand for iPad 2, we'd expect a staggered release date for the iPad 3 too: if the US gets the iPad 3 in September, we'd expect the UK iPad 3 release date to be in October, or possibly even November. However, Apple could always follow the pattern it has with the previous two iPad launches and do it in the new year.

The iPad 3 specs include a dual-core processor...

It's possible that the iPad 3 will have a brand spanking new processor, Apple's A6, but if the rumoured release date is correct then time is awfully tight: we'd certainly expect to see an A5, not an A6, in the iPhone 5 when it turns up this summer.

Apple may well surprise us, of course, but we'd expect to see the same processor and graphics as the iPad 2 in the iPad 3: an A5 processor with PowerVR SGX543MP2 graphics. This one comes down to the iPad 3 release date: if it's 2011, expect an A5. If it's 2012, see below.

...unless iPad 3 has a quad-core processor

If the A6 is the next stage in the line - and we don't see a new iPad until 2012 - we could also be looking at a quad-core chip from Apple. Quad-core designs will be coming from all ARM partners late this year.

iPad 3 display

A retina display was widely predicted for the iPad 2, but of course the current iPad doesn't have a double-resolution display: for now, that's something you'll only get in the iPhone 4. Could a Retina Display be one of the features Apple didn't quite get into the iPad 2? Could be! It's the very first thing on our iPad 3 wish list.

Rumours of an HD screen on the iPad 3 gathered pace on 12 April 2011 when Digitimes reported that Apple is asking panel makers to provide screens that are capable of displaying higher image quality than the iPad 2.

On 26 May 2011, we reported that the iPad 3 could launch with a Samsung-made AMOLED screen, following rumours that Apple has been in talks on the matter with Samsung execs.

On 15 June we reported that the iOS 5 code hinted at a Retina Display for iPad 3.

The iPad 3 hardware could include an NFC chip

Apple's very interested in Near Field Communications, and one particularly tasty rumour at Cult of Mac suggests that the iPhone 5 will use NFC to take over nearby Macs, enabling you to use your data and settings with a flick of the wrist. Since the iPad 3 will follow the iPhone 5, if NFC's in one it'll probably be in the other too.

The iPad 3 specifications will include more storage

The iPad 2 has the familiar 16/32/64GB storage options, but as flash storage comes down in price a 128GB option for the iPad 3 isn't impossible - although that might depend on the current horrible situation in Asia, where the tsunami has caused chaos in parts of the electronics industry.

The iPad 3 features could include a Thunderbolt port

Two generations of USB-free iPads suggest that Apple just isn't interested in adding one, but the new Thunderbolt port found in the 2011 MacBook Pro could be another story: it's a combined accessory/display connector with astonishingly fast performance.

There could be more than one iPad 3

TUAW says the iOS 5 code features new code files for USB devices in the iOS 5 firmware, Through this, TUAW found references to an iPad3,1 and an iPad3,2.

The iPad 3 may live in the cloud

This has been talked about and leaked about for so long that, on the same principle that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, it's bound to come true eventually: a cloud-based MobileMe for storing your stuff on Apple's servers. A new iPad with iOS 5 and a new MobileMe would be lots of fun.

The iPad 3 specs might include an SD card slot

This was widely predicted for iPad 2 and, like the retina display, didn't materialise. One for version 3, perhaps? Using a separate adapter to read camera cards is rather inelegant and clunky.

The iPad 3 specification should include a better camera

The rear-facing camera on the iPad 2 isn't brilliant: an iPhone 4 camera and flash would do nicely.

The iPad 3 could feature a carbon fibre case

Apple has hired a carbon fibre expert, senior composites engineer Kevin Kenney, fuelling speculation that the next iPad could be encased in the lightweight material.

The iPad 3 price might be higher than the iPad 2

The iPad 2 didn't herald a price hike, but if the iPad 3's coming in September we don't think a massive iPad 2 price cut is very likely - which suggests that if the iPad 3 does appear then, it might be more of an iPad Pro - with a price to match.


 by www.ebattery.com.au

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Nokia Lumia 900

Nokia Lumia 900 coming with 1.4 GHz Processor  

  
The Nokia mobiles is close on the heels of becoming the world's largest seller of smartphones in the terms of price and quality in these days. The company is offering their consumers innovative smart mobile phones in the form of different price points and giving them more choice. The Nokia mobiles has already emerged as the preferred brand in the smartphone market in India from last few years.

Now-a-days the smartphone have witnessed to adopt a strong market position among youth who are going for the entertainment and functional use. The Nokia has already launched the Lumia family of smartphones around the world and now planning to launch one more Lumia smartphone, Nokia Lumia 900 in early 2012. The Nokia Lumia 900 phone is also known as Nokia Ace and will grab more attention of the Indian consumers in the mobile market.

The Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone will be running on Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system that comes with a high speed processor of 1.4 Ghz. As of now the phone is mated with 8.0 megapixel dual-LED flash camera which boasts at 3264 x 2448 pixels camera resolution with more camera features like auto-focus and geo-tagging as well. As far as the price is concerned the Nokia Lumia 900 price in India is likely to be tagged later at the launch time. The customers will have more expectations from this smartphone. An important thing is that the phone will connect with both 2G and 3G network bands with a higher web browsing speed.

The Nokia Lumia 900 pictures are well visible on the Internet in which the interested buyers can see the images of this handset. The super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display comes with a 4.3 inches size and has a display resolution of 480 x 800 pixels with the support of 16M display colors. The 32 GB external memory is enough for storing the data with the help of a microSD card slot. The games are easy to be downloaded by the online sites in few minutes with a higher 3G network speed. So the Nokia Lumia 900 features are well-renowed that the phone comes with a local data transferring connectivity features like Bluetooth, WLAN and microUSB options as well.

Indeed the smartphone will offer a 1800 mAh battery capacity that is good for a smartphone which can easily provide an ample talk time and stanby time for both 2G and 3G network bands for long communication time. Some new features are installed in this handset instead of its previous launched Lumia series phone. The smartphone will be available in single Black color option. The customers will have only one color choice of this device.


by Narendra Kumawat

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Keputusan Perbicaraan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim


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Keputusan perbicaraan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang didakwa meliwat bekas pembantu peribadinya akan dibuat oleh Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini. Ikuti Laporan Langsung di http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/186050